Waxing · 94.4% lit · ♎︎ Libra 04°
Moon age
11.9days
Moon phase on April 21, 1948Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, April 21, 1948, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 94.4% of its visible face lit, 11.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
94.4%Illumination at noon UTC
11.9 dMoon age
367,933 km228,623 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (4°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 21, 1948 is on Friday, April 23, 1948 at 13:28 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, April 9, 1948 at 13:17 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, April 16, 1948 | 19:42 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, April 23, 1948 | 13:28 |
The Moon around April 21
More about this date
Wednesday, April 21, 1948 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 9, 1948 to the new moon of May 9, 1948, a cycle of 29.55 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 1948, or the whole moon calendar 1948.
- The same date one year apart: 1947 · 1949.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.